M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S!!!
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The calm before the storm:
Here they come...poor kids had to wait patiently upstairs while we turned on the Christmas lights and made coffee!!!
Even Rosey and Franklin enjoyed some new treats and a new bed.
We finally got all of the Christmas morning mess cleaned up and organized. MiMi, Katie and Carson arrived around 10:30 for our Christmas celebration. Although we decided to have appetizers only this year, I still decided to set the table like I did for the Nutcracker Ballet.
Brendan and Jackson let me borrow a few of their Nutcrackers. :)
I wanted a photo of the kids by the Christmas tree, but that never seemed to materialize. I did snap these with my iPhone as we were singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus.
They were sweet!
After everyone left, there was definitely that feeling of a bit of a let down. We jumped on the new trampoline for a while and had some leftovers for dinner. We watched "Cool Runnings" Christmas night, and just before bed, we surprised the kids with 2 more presents to open. We had gotten them Snowshoe sweatshirts when we went on our trip at Thanksgiving. We also gave them each a new pair of flip flops since we are heading to South Florida for the week of New Years! :)
Emma snapped this photo of me and JC with my iPhone....
We had such a blessed day. We all got more than we deserve. We are very thankful and were so happy to celebrate the birth of our Savior.
I am especially thankful this year for our sweet children and our health.
2 comments:
Merry Christmas!! I have missed your blogging- can't wait to see the Florida pics, my husband and I are headed down solo for my birthday in January and I can't wait. I am so ready for warm weather already. As soon as my oldest two graduate from high school I am moving back south! 3.5 years- :)
What time did the kids get up on Christmas morning? It's very dark outside! haha :)
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